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Michael Cawley
Fáilte Ireland director’s punishment does not fit the crime
As with Cawley before O’Donoghue, the bigger mistake lay in the State’s travel rules
Second Fáilte Ireland board member resigns after foreign holiday
Breege O’Donoghue steps down after travelling to Spain during the summer
Cawley decision to holiday in Italy showed a lack of judgment
Cantillon: Kerry businessman Kennelly one of the few to defend former Ryanair boss
Ex-Fáilte Ireland chair’s reputation has been ‘traversed’ – TD
Covid-19 committee chair Michael McNamara says Ireland entering period of ‘hysteria’
Chairman of Fáilte Ireland resigns after it emerged he is holidaying in Italy
Minister for Tourism said she had accepted Michael Cawley’s resignation
Regional imbalance could damage tourism, Fáilte Ireland chief warns
Over 70% of overseas visitors spend nights in just five counties
Ryanair investors advised to vote against six directors
Shareholder advisory group ISS issues recommendations ahead of airline’s agm
Woman remanded in custody over death of girl (2) in Cork
Karen Harrington charged with the murder of Santina Cawley in her Cork city apartment
Hostelworld unveils new strategy to boost its staying power
This Week in Business: FSAI conference to give businesses much food for thought
Hostelworld says weak consumer sentiment in EU hitting demand
Irish company, which held its AGM on Friday, expects to meet target for ’modest earnings’ for the year
Declan Ryan plans IPO for ‘the Ryanair of Latin America’
Former Ryanair CEO is also considering Ecuador or Central America as the base for a third airline
Ken O’Toole: ‘A lot of airports don’t have a clue what airlines want’
Stansted Airport CEO sees baggage-transfer innovation as key part of €675m expansion
Ryanair shareholder calls for new chairman
Group urges David Bonderman to step down and succession plan for Michael O’Leary
Mounting auditor regulation ‘to reduce role to box-ticking’
Regulation threatens to undermine auditor judgment, former Ryanair deputy chief says
Inside Ryanair: Michael O’Leary’s making of a ‘nicer’ airline
Book extract: Matt Cooper chronicles O’Leary’s struggles to reinvent Ryanair, keep pilots at bay, and stay in charge of the airline
This Week in Business: Results from Grafton Group and Hostelworld
CRH, Urban Outfitters, Analog Devices and Target to report results
Outgoing Hostelworld chief on paid ‘gardening leave’ for year
Feagal Mooney received total remuneration of €768,800 last year
Feargal Mooney steps down at Hostelworld
Former Expedia executive Gary Morrison to become chief executive on June 11th
Calls for review of Fáilte Ireland get a cool reception
Tourism industry body Itic wants to ‘reassess effectiveness and efficiency of state agency’
Package of Hostelworld chief topped €700,000 last year
Company warns of Brexit and currency headwinds during the coming year
Linked Finance eyes profitability as revenue and lending levels jump
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform looking to become biggest Irish non-bank lender
Energy boost for PrePayPower as profits more than double
Revenues up 11% to €101.9m at pay-as-you-go firm as customer numbers rise to 130,000
Ryanair’s governance critics are growing bored of its ‘independent’ board
Caveat: You cannot divorce Ryanair’s audacity on corporate governance standards from the operational mess it recently created
Irish P2P lender Linked Finance raises €2m as it looks to expand
Company intends to establish P2P lending as a mainstay of the SME lending landscape
Ryanair problems have taken some wind from beneath O’Leary’s wings
Cancellations crisis rooted in change in approach to governing hours pilots spend in air
Crisis-hit Ryanair needs to take a hard look at its board
Many of them, particularly the chairman, are there well beyond what codes recommend
Cawley to chair peer-to-peer lender Linked Finance
Former Ryanair deputy chief executive joins as lender embarks on ‘next phase of growth’
Ryanair board facing revolt over executive pay
Airline provides too little data on calculation of bonuses for executives, advisers argue
Fáilte Ireland appoints marketeer Paul Kelly to top job
New tourism chief has worked for Diageo, Aviva and UCD Smurfit Business School
Norwegian Air’s proposed Boston flights opposed by US congressman Peter DeFazio
Representative one of a group asked by Irish business to support the service in May
Norwegian Air causes turbulence for US-EU trade relations
Dispute on planned low-cost transatlantic service based in Ireland moves to arbitration
Irish-Americans urged to support transatlantic air route
Cork Chamber of Commerce writes letter over controversial Norwegian Air plans
Residents seek restrictions on flights at Dublin Airport
Second runway a ‘fait accompli’, say Portmarnock locals affected by expansion move
Tourism thrives but warning on staying competitive is timely
Fáilte Ireland notes price gouging and international factors could undermine revenue base
Plugging in to success again at energy group PrePayPower
Pay-as-you-go electricity provider PrePay Power is Andrew Collins’s latest venture
Cawley wings it to Prague to advise airports
Former Ryanair man finds himself on other side of the check-in desk
High times for Aer Lingus and Ryanair after turbulent year
A stalled bid for Aer Lingus and top-level changes at its biggest rival suggest 2015 will be just as choppy
Tourism figures not a true reflection of visitor spend in 2014
Fáilte Ireland’s review of 2014 says more than 7.3 million overseas visitors came here
More hotels needed in Dublin as tourism numbers increase
Foreign earnings up €400 million, marking biggest increase in a decade
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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